Powers Principals William van Oehsen, Peggy Tighe, and Barbara Straub Williams, and Powers Associate Shuchi Parikh spoke at the first-ever Ryan White Clinics (RWC) 340B National Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 1st.
Powers Principal Jim Jorling, Associate Leela Baggett, and Summer Associate Allie Hussey authored a memorandum summarizing key aspects of an ESRD program under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule on Specialty Care Models to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Expenditure.
Powers Principal Rob Portman participated in a presentation on the role of the General Counsel in Medical Societies at the June 10, 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Medical Association Counsel (ASMAC). Read More
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe has been nominated for the Excellence in Advocacy award, an annual award presented by the organizers of the Professional Women in Advocacy (PWIA) Conference. She was nominated by Cathy Grealy Cohen, MHSA, CAE; Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Rebecca Burke, Powers Counsel, was a speaker on remote patient monitoring at the CTel Spring Summit in Washington DC June 13-14. Her presentation addressed the evolving coverage and reimbursement environment of this rapidly expanding health care delivery model. See Ms. Burke’s presentation here.
WASHINGTON, DC—June 17, 2019— The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that it will settle inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) appeals at rates very favorable to IRFs. The settlement was negotiated by Powers attorneys Peter Thomas and Ron Connelly on behalf of the Fund for Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation (FAIR), the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA), and the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH). FAIR’s participation in litigation challenging the backlog of Medicare Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) appeals was an important factor bringing CMS to the negotiating table.Read More
Powers principal Peggy Tighe and the Regulatory Relief Coalition (RRC) recently shepherded the introduction of new legislation in the House of Representatives to reform the use of prior authorization in the Medicare Advantage program.
Powers Principal Diane Millman Speaks at ATC 2019
Powers Principal Diane Millman spoke at the American Transplant Congress (ATC) last week in Boston, Massachusetts on behalf of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS).
